Get to the Root

Jun 2nd, 2013 by admin

Throughout your life you are given the opportunity to choose friends.  This process started way back as a child growing up and it continues throughout your journey here on this earth.  You must not only learn how to choose a godly friend, but you must also learn how to be a godly friend.  So…what is a godly friend?  The Bible declares that a friend will not be a gossip (Proverbs 16:28), he will not reveal personal things unnecessarily (Proverbs 17:9), and he will stand with you through thick and thin (Proverbs 17:17).    A godly friend will tell you the truth, because he is your friend – and sometimes that hurts, but it is needful!  Proverbs 27:6 says, “Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”  One more truth about a godly friend is that he will always lead you to live in submission to the Word of God.  In other words, a godly friend will not press you to do something that God condemns in His Word; like: rebel against authority, lie about your time sheet, or mislead a client.  All these truths are helpful; however, they are not at the root of a godly friend.  These things are mere blooms of the true root.  The root of being a godly friend is your heart.  The solution is not simply changing your words and actions.  The solution is found in a change of heart!  Join us this Sunday and pursue the best relationship of them all — a relationship with Jesus Christ that brings a change of heart.

I’ll be looking for you this Sunday…Living one step at a time,

Pastor Gary Holloway

Bible Memory

Yielding to God...
"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service."
Romans 12:1

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Bible in Action

1. Pray for Marshfield Mayor Chris Meyer

2. Attend the "Arise & Build" men's prayer meeting the last Tuesday of every month

3. Pray for Tim Matti

4. Help the elderly with spring cleaning

5. Pray for the Discipleship Ministry

6. Memorize more Bible verses

7. Pray for the Father's Day Picnic

8. Evaluate biblical discipleship in your life

9. Choose to read your Bible & pray today

Think On This…

“The reason why many are still troubled, still seeking, still making little forward progress is because they haven't yet come to the end of themselves. We're still trying to give orders, and interfering with God's work within us. ”
A.W. Tozer

"Brokenness is the shattering of my self-will - the absolute surrender of my will to the will of God. It is saying "Yes, Lord!" - no resistance, no chafing, no stubbornness - simply submitting myself to His direction and will in my life."
Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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